When I read that theUFO - looking Mars Science Laboratory ’s aeroshellwould use a floating crane - call Sky Crane by NASA - to softly land the rover on Mars , I could n’t think it . Now , watch this hyperrealistic NASA simulation showing how the mechanism actually float , let down the rover , and then flies away , I still ca n’t believe it . This is the kind of stuff that makes the shaver in me come alive up and compensate attending with my eyes and mouth wide subject . The rockets of the aeroshell - a protective armor that will protect the MSL and guide it through its descent - will fire to steer the capsule towards the desired angle . When this is achieved , a recollective chute will open to slack down the Mars Science Laboratory as it enters zooms down the Martian standard atmosphere . As shortly as the capsule retard down , the heat shield will eject allow the rover exposed inside the aeroshell , attached to the be adrift Harold Hart Crane chemical mechanism . That ’s when the whole landing place process gets weird : The floating crane ’s rocket engine will fire up to further slow the descent . The top part of the aeroshell will then come away completely , depart the sky crane alone holding the MSL rover , slowly condescend towards the planet ’s surface . A few hundred meters above the terrain , the floating sky crane will start lour the wanderer down using “ a trio of bridles and one umbilical cord ” until it touches down . At that time , the sky crane will detach from the scouter and vanish away , probably to fall over the home of some poor old Martian grandma . I do n’t know about you , but the whole functioning hypnotize me to no end .
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